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DISPCH?
Display Channel Query
Syntax: DISPCH?
Parameters: None
Function:
This command is used to see which channel is currently selected as the
display channel.
Returns:
is of type in a double quoted format. The possible values
of are “A” for channel A and “B” for channel B.
Related Commands: CH?, DISPCH
DS_n?
Data Store Value Query
Syntax: DS_n?
where n is either A or B
Parameters:
The parameter rounds to an integer and represents the data store
value that is being queried. The range of is 1 to n; where n is the
number of values stored in the data store buffer (see DSCNT_n?). A parameter
of 1 represents the oldest data value in the data store, 2 the second oldest and
so on.
Function:
This query is used to query an individual data value from the data store
buffer. If the parameter is out of range then an execution error message will
be generated and nothing will be returned. It is recommended to use the
DSCNT_n? query to determine how many values have been stored in the data
buffer.
Returns: ,
is an integer that represents the status of the returned value.
will be 0 for ok, 1 for over range, 2 for detector saturated, 3 for data error
and 4 for ranging.
is a floating point number in the exponential format.
Related Commands: DSCLR_n, DSCNT_n?, DSE_n, DSE_n?, DSSIZE_n,
DSSIZE_n?, DSUNITS_n?, DSBUF_n, DSBUF_n?
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